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From "source":https://www.furaffinity.net/view/63712668/:
[quote]H4. Promise of the Sun
By "Kounalix":https://www.furaffinity.net/user/kounalix/
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I have walked where the frost has laid its claim,
Where winter strips the branches bare of name.
I have known the darkness and the bitter shame,
And held my breath as life withdrew its flame.

Yet still I feel that warming light
Upon my face at break of day.
I turn toward the east, despite the night,
To hear what dawn has sworn to say.

It is a vow no mortal tongue has sworn,
A truth held fast since stone and star were born.
When night stands longest, ragged and outworn,
I know I stand not solitary nor forlorn.

So let the cold winds scour the plain,
Let night's last hours cross the silent land.
Hope bears us through till dawn's bright tame,
And light restores what darkness could not stand.
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Done in Clip Studio Paint; 4½ hours; WIP process https://x.com/kounalix/status/2013305599254057111 or https://bsky.app/profile/kounalix.bsky.social/post/3mcs6sllbpc2e
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